Thomas: In Rubio, he sees a Reagan for a new conservative time

11:40 AM,
Nov. 21, 2012

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CAL THOMAS

Conservatives have been dreaming that a political reincarnation of Ronald Reagan would lead them to an electoral promised land. I never put my faith in such a possibility, because the past is a dangerous place in which to live. Reagan never lived in the past, though he learned from it.

Yet among the contemporary political figures who closely represent the substance and style that made Reagan who he was is Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. At a fundraising event for Iowa Governor Terry Branstad last Saturday, Rubio touched all the Reagan bases and focused on solutions, not just a ...